July 20th will be a day most people in Aurora Colorado will soon forget. At a midnight showing of Batman the Dark Knight 12 people were killed and 58 wounded in a shooting spree.
The suspect, identified by law enforcement officials as James Egan Holmes, 24, is in police custody. Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates said authorities are "confident" that Holmes — who was clad in all black clothing and wore body armor — acted alone and used an AR-15 assault rifle, a shotgun and a .40-caliber handgun in the attack. Another handgun was also found in his car, which was parked outside of the theater.
A witness told CNN: "We heard anywhere from 10 to 20 shots and little explosions going on. Shortly after that we heard people screaming. Then they came on PA system and said everyone needed to get out. As soon as we got out, there were people running around and screaming."
A tragedy like this makes you think about how short and precious life is. You never know if that trip to the grocery store or dinner out or a afternoon in the park could be your last. We all need to stop worrying about the trivial things in life and enjoy what time we have on the planet.
